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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Showcase: Custom Atari-Era Activation Action Figures by Dan Polydoris

"Pitfall Harry"

"Officer Kelly"

"Short-Order Sam"

"Roderick Hero"

"Frostbite Bailey"

[Chicago Toy Collector]

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Showcase: Paul & Katrina Sirmon's Custom Vinyls

"AOXE" (Custom Munny)

"Blow Me" (Custom 10-Doh)

"Vault Boy" (Custom Munny)

[Paul & Katrina Sirmon's Custom Vinyls]

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Showcase: Seven Hundred's Restyled AT-ATs

"Hogwarts Express AT-AT"

"Mario Kart AT-AT"

"Mystery Machine AT-AT"

"A-Team AT-AT"

"The Dukes AT-AT"

"AT-AT To The Future"

[Seven Hundred's Flickr]

Friday, May 6, 2011

OSKUNK!'s Videogame Munnys

“Donkey Kong” by OSKUNK!

Bomberman” by OSKUNK!

“Link” by OSKUNK!

Also, check out his rad customised Game Boy:

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

I haven't posted any vinyl customs lately, but I'm really taken by Jared "NikeJerk" Cain's "Chomping At The Bit" series of Super Mario Bros.-themed toys. Makes me wish I had more money to spend on custom figures, in fact. Check out the link for more examples of his excellent work.

"Block Head Mario and Luigi", "Pixel Mario and Luigi",
"Standard Mario and Luigi", "Wario and Waluigi"
(dunnys) by NikeJerk

"Koopa Troops Set" (labbits) by NikeJerk

"Thwomp" (madl) by NikeJerk

"Chain Chomp" (bud) by NikeJerk

["Chomping At The Bit"
Flickr stream by NikeJerk]

Monday, January 31, 2011

Drunk Moogles, Tipsy Chocobos, Hammered Metroids and More.

The Drunken Moogle, maintained by Mitch Hutts and Travis Broyles, explores one very specific arena: the space where drinking and videogames meet. From Mitch's own description of the site, The Drunken Moogle is:

... a blog devoted to what might be the two best things this side of Hyrule: video games and booze. Though the generation of gamers who grew up with Mario, Sonic, and Final Fantasy gains new interests, some hobbies never change. We at TDM are dedicated to bringing the evolving gamer the perfect pairing between gaming and drinking culture.

While this is a noble endeavor on the whole and one which I endorse heartily, the true genius of The Drunken Moogle are the gaming-inspired cocktails which Mitch and Travis have compiled, if not concocted themselves. I have yet to apply my own not-insignificant barcrafting skills to any of the recipes below, but rest assured I will do so in due time and report back on the results.

THE BLANKATINI (Street Fighter)

Blankatini (Street Fighter Cocktail)

Ingredients:
1.5 oz. green apple vodka
1 oz. melon liqueur

Directions: Pour both ingredients into a cocktail glass and stir. Line the rim of the glass with orange sugar or cotton candy and garnish with a lemon peel. Drink and try not to get electrocuted.

So Analog by Squid Kids Ink.

(Click for larger image)

These are super rad. Meet 10-Doh!, B-Side, and A-Drive, three prototype vinyl figures from Squid Kids Ink. They'll be debuting at DesignerCon 2010 in Pasadena, CA on November 20th. Sadly, since these are only prototypes, they won't be for sale - though there may be a few blanks available for purchase at the Con.

My love of vinyls is well-documented and I can think of nothing better than seeing the So Analog series earn itself a solo custom show (with the exception of maybe owning a few of them). So if you're in the Pasadena area on the 20th of November and you happen to stop by D-Con, make sure you give these sculpts the proper adulation they deserve - and if you so happen to feel like grabbing a blank 10-Doh! for me at the same time, well, I wouldn't turn my nose up at it.

[So Analog, by Squid Kids Ink]

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Soopa Coin-Up Bros.

Now this is how you do a blank figure ripe for customisation. Erick Scarecrow molded the 7" Soopa Coin-Up Bros. sculpt and offered up a limited edition vinyl run for sale for the paltry sum of $30 through Esc-Toy (sadly no longer available through official channels, but UrbanRetro is selling the white edition for £22.99 while supplies last). The blank comes packaged with a hoard of stickers for the screen, marquee and cabinet.

The Soopa Show was held in April at Concrete Jungle in NYC and the pieces on display were impressive, to say the least. Click on any of the images below to bask in the glory of full-size.